# Incident 20230420006949I: Heinze FW-190 A-5, Ford City, PA, April 20, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2023, 20:00 local time
- Place: Ford City, PA
- Airport: Mcville
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7346° N, 79.5956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MCVILLE (6P7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7346&lon=-79.5956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85622, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85622) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Heinze FW-190 A-5 (registry code 0566408, https://openairdocs.org/model/heinze-fw-190-a-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HEINZE FW-190 A-5
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,035 total, 31 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230420006949I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT EXPERIENCED A MLG MAILFUNCTION. THE RIGHT GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE GEAR. THE EMERGENCY MANUAL SYSTEM WOULD NOT EXTEND DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE SYSTEM. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND GEAR UP ON THE GRASS FIELD. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO PEOPLE OR FACILITIES.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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